Reporter Rolf Boone covers business news for The Olympian. He can be reached at 360-754-5403 or rboone@theolympian.com.
The Port of Olympia commission will consider at its next commission meeting whether to approve a $3 million settlement with International Paper, one of the largest paper companies in the world.
The commission meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. June 24 at Tenino City Hall, 149 Hodgden St. S., the third of four meetings that have taken place outside of Olympia.
The $3 million settlement stems from a year-long effort by the port to get International Paper of Memphis, Tenn., to contribute to the cost of the environmental cleanup needed for the East Bay redevelopment site.
Indian Summer Golf & Country Club, like every other organization and company in the country, has emerged from the recession and now is focused on the future.
Representatives of Seattle-based Fortune Bank will meet with Tumwater officials June 20 to discuss a new multifamily development, according to a development review committee agenda.
Olympia Olive Oil and Vinegars, the popular downtown retailer of olive oil, is planning to expand to other locations in Western Washington, including Thurston County. It already has opened a second location, in Puyallup.
Carbon fiber paddleboard and surfboard maker Kitson Boards, which began as a home-based business in Olympia about a year ago, will have a dedication ceremony for its new location on Friday.
The Global Wisdom has returned to the Port of Olympia to load logs through early next week.
The Port of Olympia Commission is set to consider financial adjustments to its capital investment plan and a $20 million bond issue to help pay for it, the ports finance director said Tuesday.
Downtown Olympia businesses received mostly positive remarks about how they treated their customers after three secret shoppers -- a teen, a middle-aged couple and a senior citizen -- spent several days downtown in April and May and then reported their findings to the Olympia Lacey Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau.
The second annual "Jeep Jam" is set for Saturday at the Olympia Auto Mall, an event that gives jeep owners -- and all off-roaders -- a chance to test their driving skills on an obstacle course.
Howard and Karla Curry are the new owners of Occasions Catering, one of the most established catering businesses in Olympia.